Dear debian-emacsen: shouldn't emacs be able to .,. OK never mind. >>>>> "GbTS" == GNU bug Tracking System <[email protected]> writes:
GbTS> Your bug report GbTS> #8054: 24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year? GbTS> which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. GbTS> The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. GbTS> If you require more details, please reply to [email protected]. GbTS> -- GbTS> 8054: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=8054 GbTS> GNU Bug Tracking System GbTS> Contact [email protected] with problems GbTS> From: Glenn Morris <[email protected]> GbTS> Subject: Re: bug#8054: closed (Re: bug#8054: 24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year?) GbTS> To: [email protected] GbTS> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:55 -0400 (15 hours, 44 minutes, 28 seconds ago) GbTS> [email protected] wrote: >> Thank you but emacs-bzr-version is nil and thus will not help here in >> $ apt-cache policy emacs-snapshot GbTS> I suggest you take that up with the person who is kind enough to build GbTS> Emacs for you. Or learn to build it yourself. GbTS> ---------- GbTS> From: [email protected] GbTS> Subject: 24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year? GbTS> To: [email protected] GbTS> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:54:37 +0800 (1 year, 8 weeks, 23 hours ago) GbTS> Gentlemen, let's face it, your version number, GbTS> emacs-version "24.0.50.1" GbTS> is a total disaster for use in e.g., report-emacs-bug. GbTS> Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year? GbTS> Even Microsoft with its 6.5235345532543 numbers are better than yours. GbTS> I especially like e.g., GbTS> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Version MediaWiki|1.17wmf1 (r82223) GbTS> So do contemplate providing _version information down to the commit GbTS> granularity_ like the MediaWiki people do ... available right there to GbTS> the report-emacs-bug command, etc. GbTS> Don't expect the user to have to explain what time of what day he got his GbTS> copy from where, when asked for more details than "24.0.50.1". GbTS> ---------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
